Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, signed the temporary restraining order on Thursday to block Trump’s action. Coughenour’s decision just days after a number of states, including New Jersey, sued the Trump administration over the move.
Presidents Clinton, Biden issued orders aiming to correct environmental injustice. On Monday, President Trump issued orders revoking those efforts.
The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might have acted illegally and directs agencies to seek evidence.
The lawsuit filed in Seattle has been progressing the fastest of the five cases brought over the executive order.
A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional." The order, signed during Trump’s first day in office,
Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
The New Mexico Department of Justice is challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The president issued the order on Monday
President Trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom Thursday.
A federal judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship is just the beginning of a blitz of litigation set to play out in the coming